Crisscross uplift corset



June 13, 1950 .1.J. KlsPERT CRIsscRoss UPLIFT CORSET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 6, 1947 INVENTOR. dOSEPH Juf/SPEHT June i3, 1950 .1.J. KlsPERT 2,511,438

CRISSCROSS UPLIFT CORSET Filed June 6, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. JOSEP/IJ A751067? T Patented June 13, 1950 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to 'apparel and more particularly to a garment which may be referred to as a corset or girdle, it being one object of the invention to provide a garment of this character having flaps which overlie a Vest and carry lacing loops formed from fabric strips or tapes which are so applied to inner faces of the flaps that when laces passed through the loops are tightened constricting strains will be exerted in such a manner that muscles and organs will be compressed and y uplifted and very effectively supported and held in their proper positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corset with closure flaps carrying lacing loops extending across inner faces of the flaps, the loops being formed from fabric strips or tapes secured at their ends to side edges of the flaps, and certain of the loops extending at an upward incline toward free side edges of the flaps while other loops extend at a downward incline in crossed relation to the upwardly inclined loops. It will thus be seen that due to this arrangement of loops extending in crossed relation to each other laces passed through the loops and tightened will cause upward and downward pull as well as transverse constriction and a very good uplifting Iaction obtained.

Another object of the invention is to provide the closure flaps with lacing loops consisting of upper and lower loops which extend straight across the inner faces of the flaps and other loops arranged in pairs extending diagonally Iacr-oss the flaps in crossed relation to each other so that upper and lower ends of the flaps will be subjected to constricting pull straight across the iiaps and a vest against which the flaps t and intermediate portions of the flaps will be subjected to upward and downward pull.

Another object of the invention is to provide a corset which may have its laces passed through lacing loops in the correct manner at the factory and remain in place through the loops, thus assuring proper functioning of the garment when it is put on and the laces tightened.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view showing la corset or girdle provided ywith the improved arrangement of lacing loops.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken Ialong the line 2-2 of Figure l.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 43 3 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a front view showing the closure flaps turned outwardly.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View showing a portion of the garment in perspective with the ap turned outwardly.

` This improved corset or girdle has a body l having lalong its front an insert 2 constituting a vest and formed of side sections 3 of elastic fabric and a center section 4. Closure flaps 5 cover the side sections of the vest 2 and have their inner or rear side edges sewed into the seams which connect the side edges of the vest with the body. The outer or front side edges of the flaps are free, as are also their upper and lower ends, and turned inwardly land sewed to form a binding l. The closure flaps extend along the side portions of the vest with their upper ends substantially flush with the upper edge of the vest and their lower ends spaced upwardly a short distance from the lower end of the vest and the free side edges of the flaps terminate in overlapping relation to side edges of the center section 4 and in spaced relation to each other so that when the garment is worn the flaps may be drawn toward each other by the laces 8 and held close iagainst the outer face of the Vest and constricting pressures applied which hold the garment rmly about the person wearing the garment.

The laces 8 are s-ecured at lower ends of the aps and are passed back and forth between the flaps and passed through lacing loops carried by the flaps. The lacing loops are formed from fabric strips or tapes which extend transversely across inner faces of the flaps and have their inner ends sewed into the bindings l. Since the strips or tapes Iare only secured at their ends the laces may be very easily and quickly passed through the lacing loops. Referring particularly to Figures 1 and 4 it will be seen that there have been provided upper and lower lacing loops 9 and l0 and intermediate lacing loops ll and l2. The upper and lower lacing loops extend straight across the flaps but the intermediate loops extend diagonally across the flaps, and it should be noted that the intermediate loops are arranged in pairs spaced from each other longitudinally of the flaps. It should also be noted that the lacing loops Il extend across the flaps at an upward incline toward the free side edges of the aps whereas the lacing loops l2 extend across the aps at a downward incline toward free side edges of the flaps. Therefore the loops of each pair of intermediate loops extend diagonally across the flap to which they are secured in crossed relation to each other and when the laces 8 are passed through these loops and tightened pull upon the loops Il will be at an upward incline and puli upon the loops I2 at a downward. incline. Pull upon the upper and lower loops 9 and l0 is straight across the flaps. By so arranging the loops the upper and lower loops 9 and l0 will -exert a constricting pull straight across the upper and lower end portions of the flaps and the vest and hold corresponding portions of the garment in close fitting engagement with the stomach and pelvic portions of a persons body while the intermediate pairs of diagonally extending loops will exert upward and downward pull diagonally oi the flaps and vest as well as oircumferentially of the garment. This will cause the crossed loops to exert an up and down compressing and uplifting action and the muscles and organs will be well supported and held in their proper positions. This `eliminates backaches and other discomforts often experienced by women due to strains and improper support of abdominal organs.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A garment comprising a body having a vest at its front seamed along its side edges to the body and flaps overlapping side portions of the vest and having inner side edges sewed along the seams connecting side edges of the vest with the body, outer side edges of said aps being free and spaced from each other transversely of the vest, tapes extending across inner faces of said flaps transversely thereof and having their inner ends sewed in the seams along side edges of the aps and their outer ends sewed at the outer edges of the aps, said tapes being free between their ends and constituting elongated lacing loops extending the full width of the aps, said laces being arranged in pairs, one tape of each pair extending towards the free side edge of the flap at an upward incline and the other tape at a downward incline towards the free side edge of the flap and disposed in crossed relation to the upwardly inclined tape, and laces secured at lower ends of the flaps and passed back and forth between the flaps and upwardly through said loops and being tightened to exert pull longitudinally of the upwardly and downwardly inclined tapes and releasably tied together between upper ends of the flaps.

JOSEPH J. KISPERT.

REFERENCES CTED rhe following references are of record in the file of this patenti UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 651,955 Sheardown etal. June 19, 1900 899,165 Hintz Sept. 22, 1903 2,406,528 Blair Aug. 27, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 445,414 France Sept. 2, 1912 

